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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1912.

BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

[COPYRIGITT.]

AFTER THE STRIKE.

NORMAL CONDITIONS BEING RESTORED.

BIG FLOODY IN AMERICA,

Согчаит

ULSTER'S VOICE.

BONAR LAW DENOUNCES.

HOME RULA."

THE CHINA MAIL.

The competition for Sir Frederick J. D. Lugard's Cup will be held at Tai Hang Range on Saturday next,” April the 13th) |Dress, khaki and puttinn, helmet and rida. Competitors to asemble at the Polh Clu Pavilion, Causeway Bay, ab 2 pm Con- ditions of Competition-Open to all

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LONDON, April 9. The railways are resuming their normal services,

South Wales and Durham remain the danger points, owing to the dis content of the surfacemen.

Elashers there_ara_mcst_dctive

LONDON, April 10,

Reutar's correspondent at Memphis anya that the main-levee has broken at Golden Lake, Arkansas. It is expected that 45 townships are partly flooded.

Loscos, April 9, In preparation for the groat anth Home Rula demonstration, Helfaat presents a most-animated appearance. Special trains are seriving from all parts of Ulster; there are processions in the streets, banda are everywhere and Union Jacks and party colourt are

preparations for an immediate resump RIOTING IN IRELAND. much in ovidence. tion of work. A thousand wore getting. cout yesterday in Lancashire in spite of the bolidey.

MINTR'S SQUABBLE.

The meetings of miners and the agents indicate apeochos of their differences within the Federation. The miners at Chick have decided to sacode from the North Wales Federation.

Mr Spencer, the Derbyshire repre entative to the Conference on Satur

UNIONIST TRAIN STONED.

:]

(Beuter's Service to the China Mail)

London, April 10..

A crowd at Randalstown Railway Station last night attacked a train conveying Unionist delegates from Bel- fast. They smashed the windows and some passengers were injured by the

stones.

Losos, April 10.

The demonstration”, was attended by: several hundred thousands of“ people.

and tremendous enthusiasm was dis- played.

day, addressing the minera at Alfreton LISBON BOMB INCIDENT Irish problem. There was no hope

said the change of front on the part of the lenders would shake the foundation. of the Federation, and he was' con- vinced that never again would there be a strike of such magnitude.

A meeting of miners at Dinnington near Shofield has passed a vote of censure upon their leaders and has resolved to start a crusade to revise the ruler for the election of officials to the Federation.

ANOTHER STRIKE THREATENED.

On the other hand Mr Hartaborn at

Cardiff said that preparations were -being made for a labour movement of. greater maguitude by the union of transport workers, railwaymen, and minars, He predicted a general strike of transport workers early in the

Jummer.

TRADE REVIVING

The miners are largely resuming, and already trade and industry are reawakening.

The railway services are improving and strenuous efforts are being made to resume normal conditions.

MINERS STILL SUFFERING.

There is much safering among the

miners themselves in the home dis- triots, a case in point being provided at Cleveland where there are 8,000 men nsable to start for a fortnight and they -have no funds.

DISPUTE SETTLED.

LATER.

DETAILS SUPPRESSED. "

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(Reuter's Service to the. China, Maï.)

Loxbox, April 9.

During a religious procession in Lisbon, a bomb exploded, and it is reported that five people were killed and 30 injured in consequence,

The censorship withholds details of

the affair.

JOINED

THE MAJORITY.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

Mr. Bonar Law, in his speech, said Uniqnists regarded Ulster's cause an that of the Empire, and be emphasised the point that Tariff Reform would honeft none more than Ireland. He welcomed to-day's demonstration be cause it showed that Home Rule was not the end but the beginning of the

that the Government'e" majority would be broken, but loyalista mgat trust in themselves and help would come (Prolonged cheer). Ulster's resolution to resist Home Rule must prove irresis tible, for there had been no change in British opinion regarding Home Rule The Radicale had sold the Constitution and they thought they had said Ulster, but Ulstar was not their's to sell (Cheers) Present danger, however, was very great.

The meeting passed a resolution assuring Mr Bonar Law of Ulster's unalterable opposition to Home Rule

Sir Edward Catson, presiding at a sabsequent meeting, said they would meet the revolution heedless of the Mr. Thomas MacQuoid, the well-consequences. Their one object was known water-colour painter and black victory-(Cheers). and white artist, in dead. He was 97 years of age.

Lorvos, April 9,

.

The death of Ma Emily Soldene, vocalist, actress, journalist, and novelist, is announced.

STEAMER ON FIRE.

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OPERATOR.

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On the platform were Mr Bonar Law, Lord Londonderry, Mr Walter Long and others.

A procession eleven deep stretching four miles marched past and exluted Mir Boner Law, who bowed, his ao knowledgments.

THE NEW CHINA.

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SHANGHAI, April 9.

The foreign Legations in Peking

unknown ranges at figura targets. Resulta will be notified abonnclusion of firing.

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So far, no decided break-away has taken place from the ranks of the miners, though an increasing restlessness reported. from many quarters. The number of

And miners, union non onion, in Soot- land, is roughly 90,400, and of these about 75,00) are mazibers of the unions. While in most cases than 15,000 odd

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ere being worked pita gro failowed; and in the neighbourhood. "of red Sauqahar district Kirkcaldy large defection of ne is expected during the next unionist every case, large bodies of police protect

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the non-mionista, cand there have been several conflicts with the strike pickets.

The strike fonds of the anions are show- ing the strain. In Lankr

Lanarkshire Fife, and Kinross they amount to less than £3 per head Aytahire, Stirlingshire, and Dum- bartonshiro,

they will be exhausted this In Mid and Est Lothian they

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the Chinese unions.

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The liner Ontario bound from Balti-China and also the extension of the more to Boston was battling with a Shanghai Settlement before they can gale when fire broke out as midnight give recognition to in the cotton hold The crew and the 31 passengers remained on board for six hours after the outbreak while the breakers were sweeping the decks, till

land. They were rescued by a tag.

SCOTTIAH TERPERANCE LEGISLATION,

The disputes among the Durham and the steamer was beached on Long Is that a Mixed Court should be establish Now it is introduced Government Yorkshire enginëmen have been settled and work was immediately resumed.

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SOUTH WALES START3 WORK.

Eleven thousand men were working yesterday "in South Wales, and it is expected that 100,000 will have resuth- Lad within a week's time.

TROUBLES IN LANCASHIRE.

The wireless operator stuck to bis post for three hours talographing for assistance everywhere though thefames were fifteen feet high in his cabia..

MONGOLIA,

CUTS, ADRIFT FROM CHINA,

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LONDON, April 0.

Bome trouble has occurred in Lanca- abira owing to the attitude of the

A mesange received from Reuter's President of the County Federation correspondent at St. Petersburg states Thousands of miners are refusing to that a telegram from Urga in response resume, despite the advice of their other to an invitation from Yoan: Shih-kai leaders, and gange are ranging the asking Northern Mongolia to join the countryside to prevent "workers from Chinese Republic siates that the descending the Ƒ/4.

Kataolta replied stating that the people had proclaimed for independence in order to maintain the inviolability.

Extra police have been drafted into Leigh and Tyldesley where they fear disturbances

Ministers

The Scottish Temperance Bill" intro-

· Acting under instructions from Yuanduced in the House of Commons by the Shih-kai, U Was Tok has refused the Secretary for Scotland i ola friend. As request made by all the foreign Powers reading four times, and it has been threshed private member's Bill it has passed scored

out in Grand Committee on two occasions,

ed in Tientaln.

messure. The Bit contains three options—— Because of the constant change of (1) the maintenance of the status quo in Governore in the various Provinces, given district; (2) limitation;" and (+) regard to the number of licenses in the Yuan Shih-kai intends limiting the protons of diferent denominations powers of the provincial governmente have how m active in the interests of this and placing a larger measure of control Temperance Bill that it is carious to recall the tolerancs of the old-time divine towards. in the hands of the Feking authorities. the driuk question, In the days of

Tuan Shih-kai hay wired to General Li it was not unusual for

minister barn-keeper me Only when lijnor was Yuan-heng in Hupeh inviting Sun Yat- distilled on the premises 'did the Church sen to Peking to consult on important Courts deem it necessary, to interfere.

In 1603,

the incumbent of the East political matters m

Lothian parish of Yester was charged with A big consignment of ammunition nitted that his wrie made aqua ve for

being

**a makes of 1998, vitas,"", and ad- has been seized on the Peking-Hankow their asin use, but sella nans. There Railway by the Hupeh troops. It is upon Lbs Presbytery enjoined him to **by believed that the ammunition was in aqua vitas and mak nana tended for Mongolia,

THE TRIPOLI WAR,

TURKS STRONG POSITION.

of their religion.and territory, and bega(Beuler's Service to the Chand Mail.

Yuna Shib kai to respect the frontiers!

of Mongolia and support the Mongolian

Government in consclidating Internal

LONDON, April 9.

TRADE FIGURES.

The Ismes Cairo correspondent says GOOD IN SFITE OF STRIKE.

administration and in strengthening that Edhem Fasha, the Turkish.com (Reuter's Service to the China Mail) Ita friendly relations with neighbouring mander at Tobruk, has arrived from Lempos, Apri 10 states. Though the Katachts would Tripoli. Be states that the Turkish assisted The trade retarge for the first quarter have been ready to renounce indepen- troops number 10,000, and are of the year show that in importa there dence, it was impossible to oppose the by 300,000 Arabe They are able to was an increase of £2,640,607, while wishes of the people, and a suggestion hold out for a year.

is exports there was a decrease of is made that Yuan Shih-kel should The Tarka recantly fired at and £1,140,041, The latter included decreases submit the Mongolian question to the

in cotton of Zi11,125 and th wool of Powers interested. 2341,301.

-It Se comidered wonderful that the.

exports decrossed so little in view of

the coal atrike

There were notable increases in iron,

steel and electrical manufactures, but coal and coke declined £2,053,609.

CRICKET

ARTET AGAIN?

faits

BOXING,

LANGFORD HEATS MOVEA.

brought down an Italian aeroplane at Benghazi

EXCURSION STEAMER

SINKS

TEARED 200 DROWNED.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) (Reuters Service to the China Mail.)

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